Ballot question on gay marriage in Massachusetts (Republican-American)

5 September 2008, 3:50 pm

BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley on Monday authorized a ballot question proposing to reinstate a nearly century old law barring out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, according to The Associated Press.... read more

Massachusetts Braces For Hanna (FOX 25 Boston)

5 September 2008, 3:21 pm

Tropical Storm Hanna is on the way and Massachusetts is preparing. FOX25's Erin Hawksworth has more on how people across the region are bracing for Hanna.... read more

Massachusetts governor requests disaster aid for shellfishermen after red tide outbreak (Canadian Business)

5 September 2008, 1:17 pm

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is requesting federal disaster aid for shellfishermen hurt by this year's red tide outbreaks. Between April and July, high levels of the toxic algae closed more than 600,000 acres of shellfish areas between the North Shore and Cape Cod.... read more

PBS to Film LaChanze, Spencer and Boston Pops in Handel's Messiah Rocks (Playbill)

5 September 2008, 12:21 pm

Color Purple Tony Award winner LaChanze, original Jersey Boys star J. Robert Spencer and Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will take part in Handel's Messiah Rocks Sept. 21 at Emerson College's Cutler Majestic Theatre in Massachusetts.... read more

Ellie Beck named Massachusetts Organizing Director at Stand for Children (Somerville Journal)

5 September 2008, 10:43 am

“As a community organizer for the past two years, I’ve seen firsthand the impact of budget cuts on schools across Massachusetts,” said Beck. “I’m proud to head up Stand for Children’s fight against Question 1."... read more

Direct Air Offers Nonstop Service to Worcester, Massachusetts from Orlando Sanford (Centre Daily Times)

5 September 2008, 9:53 am

Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) and Direct Air announced today nonstop service beginning Saturday, November 22, 2008 to Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Located just off of Interstate 290 in central Massachusetts, the airport is positioned less than an hour f... read more

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